Gerard M. Donovan | Reed Smith A few weeks ago, Washington’s governor signed its right to repair bill into law. Texas’s right to repair bill has passed its house and senate and was sent to its governor on Monday. This continues a trend of states advancing, and several enacting, laws directed to the common goal of enabling a so-called… Continue reading With Bills Recently Passed in Washington and Texas, the “Right to Repair” State Law Thicket Continues to Grow
Talk It Out: The Importance of Effective and Consistent Communication in Construction Projects
Hannah Batsche, Ellen Chapelle and Richard Reizen | Gould + Ratner While good communication alone may not guarantee the success of a construction project, a lack of communication among the project team will almost always doom a project to failure. With so many moving parts, clear and consistent communication between the owner, contractors, architect, engineers… Continue reading Talk It Out: The Importance of Effective and Consistent Communication in Construction Projects
Can Contractors Recover Damages for Arbitrary CPAR Ratings? The ASBCA Weighs In
Daniel Figuenick, III and samuel Finnerty | PilieroMazza Every seasoned government contractor knows the weight a negative Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR) can carry. A blemish in the CPAR System (CPARS) can mean the difference between winning a new contract or losing to a competitor—regardless of price or technical merit. Therefore, when agencies issue a negative… Continue reading Can Contractors Recover Damages for Arbitrary CPAR Ratings? The ASBCA Weighs In
Solar Field Construction Disputes Are Heating Up—How Utilities and Contractors Can Manage Cost Overruns and Schedule Delays
Caleb M. Sturm and Hannah Jackson | BRG As a surge in utility-scale solar projects converges with shifting trade policies and regulations, new threats to project budgets and completion dates arise when demand for solar energy is at an all-time high. An unprecedented demand for solar energy infrastructure in the United States is on a… Continue reading Solar Field Construction Disputes Are Heating Up—How Utilities and Contractors Can Manage Cost Overruns and Schedule Delays
Pre-Policy Email Does Not Constitute A Claim
Elizabeth Fisher | Wiley The United States District Court for the Southern District of California, applying California law, has held that an email issued to an insured homeowners association (“HOA”) before the inception of the relevant claims-made policy did not constitute a “Claim” because it failed to identify a specific process that the insured could… Continue reading Pre-Policy Email Does Not Constitute A Claim